Regulation of lipopolysaccharide‐induced inflammatory response by glutathione S‐transferase P1 in RAW264.7 cells

Abstract
Glutathione S‐transferase P1(GSTP1) plays an important role in the detoxification and xenobiotics metabolism. Here, we show that GSTP1 is also involved in LPS (lipopolysaccharide)‐induced inflammatory response. GSTP1 expression, determined at the transcription and translation levels, were upregulated by the LPS stimulation in RAW264.7 macrophage‐like cells. GSTP1 inhibited LPS‐induced mitogen‐activated protein kinases MAPKs including ERK, JNK and p38 as well as NF‐κB activation dose‐ and time‐dependently in transient transfected and stable transfected cells. Moreover this inhibition of the signaling pathways resulted in the decrease of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) and nitric oxide (NO) synthesis. These data suggest that the GSTP1 prevents LPS‐induced excessive production of pro‐inflammatory factors and plays an anti‐inflammatory role in response to LPS.